Man Pleads Guilty to Major Fentanyl and Firearm Offenses in Massachusetts
Dominican national Leonardo Andujar Sanchez faces serious charges after a federal guilty plea in Boston.
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Leonardo Andujar Sanchez, a 30-year-old Dominican national, has pleaded guilty in federal court in Boston to serious drug and firearm offenses. Residing unlawfully at the Quality Inn Hotel in Revere, Massachusetts, Andujar Sanchez admitted to possessing over 4. 5 kilograms of fentanyl and an assault rifle, according to the U.
S. Attorney's Office.
Andujar Sanchez pleaded guilty to one count of possession with intent to distribute more than 400 grams of fentanyl and one count of being an illegal alien in possession of a firearm. His sentencing is scheduled for January 7, 2027, before U. S.
District Court Judge Allison D. Burroughs.
The charges stem from a December 27, 2024, search of Andujar Sanchez's hotel room, where authorities discovered the fentanyl, an AR-style assault rifle, ammunition, three rifle magazines, digital scales, and numerous latex gloves. Andujar Sanchez was arrested and charged in January 2025, and a federal grand jury indicted him in September 2026.
The charge of possession with intent to distribute more than 400 grams of fentanyl carries a mandatory minimum sentence of 10 years and up to life in prison, along with at least five years of supervised release and a fine of up to $10 million. The unlawful possession of a firearm charge provides for a sentence of up to 15 years in prison, up to three years of supervised release, and a fine of up to $250,000. Upon completion of any sentence, Andujar Sanchez is subject to deportation proceedings.
The announcement of Andujar Sanchez's guilty plea was made by United States Attorney Leah B. Foley, along with Jarod A. Forget, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Field Division, and Thomas A.
Greco, Special Agent in Charge of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms & Explosives' Boston Field Division. The Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office and the Revere Police Department provided valuable assistance in the case, which is being prosecuted by Assistant U. S.
Attorneys Brian J. Sullivan and Brad A. Rocheville of the Criminal Division.
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